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I’m 99% leaning towards Nicky as well, LOL.
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This isn’t even meant as a criticism particularly (though it’s not one of my favourite Manic B-sides), but I think it’s a horrible line in a horrible song about a horrible character from a horrible book. So very apt really. It does kind of sum up the character quite well. I would say Brett Easton Ellis probably bears most of the responsibility/blame/credit*!
*delete as applicable
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Great song! Great lyrics!! Great guitars!!!
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I really like this song
(@ Razzle Dazzle Rose, maybe you could add a poll to this thread? E.g. Patrick Bateman: yea or nay.)
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I’ll take outrageously ridiculous camp like “Patrick Bateman” over bland and inoffensive mediocrity like the majority of RIF.
Okay, so there are 5 songs from that album which I actually do enjoy but my point stands! “Patrick Bateman” is at least fun!
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I'm told the question of who wrote this line has been put to Nicky in this forthcoming journal. No, really
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If ever Sean wrote a lyric, it's this one
When I was in Blackwood on Monday I noticed the opticians is called "Batemans" and all I could think was
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I think they say Richey wrote it
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Nicky was asked this in Record Collector, he said he couldnt remember, he thinks it was Richey.
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American Psycho got a lot of attention back then and Bret Easton Ellis a lot of controversy.... to me Patrick Bateman thought he was bigger than God ...fuck God up the ass is just a piss take...and maybe a fuck you to the church frowning on homosexuality...no it's not their best song but I dont think richey always wanted to be taken completely seriously...there was humour there lost in the myth maybe...
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I always loved Richey's character POV writing style, really insightful and creative, and could offer a great 'get out' card - "It's not about me, I'm writing about someone else!" Patrick Bateman was always one of my favourite Manics tracks, not quite so much these days, but still in my top 15/20 for shizzle!
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